Josefina couldn't wait to put some serious distance between herself and this relentless family.

As she witnessed their almost frenzied determination, she reluctantly brought her car to a halt.

"Spit it out. What's the big emergency?"

Her icy demeanor was enough to get Lauren's blood boiling.

Lauren snapped, "You've got some nerve, Josefina. Why are you meddling in Ruby's marriage? Tell me you weren't cozying up to the Baldwins in there?"

Frowning, Josefina retorted, "If you're that paranoid, maybe you should seek help sooner rather than later."

Ruby chimed in with venom, "My grandfather arranged my marriage with the Baldwin family. Josefina, can you honestly claim you haven't hijacked my nuptials?"

Billy interjected, "I've already asked around. Brandon dismissed his grandson's engagement to Ruby, claiming young Oliver's heart belongs to another. Brandon even declared the old marriage agreement void."

Josefina chuckled disdainfully. "Unless I'm mistaken, didn't your dad make it clear on his deathbed that the deal was off? It's you guys who've been shamelessly clinging to a broken contract, isn't it?" The trio's faces soured-they couldn't deny the truth in her words.

at them was the enigma of Josefina's visit to the Baldwin

Without flaunting

"Given your less-than-stellar reputation, how on earth did

Josefina as he demanded, "Get it straight with Brandon. It's Ruby who's meant

showed no

Brandon as an Antonio. I happened to save him when he collapsed on the street. Not everyone operates with the same filthy motives as you." With that,

Josefina with fury. "Josefina! Don't you dare hurt my Ruby! She's too innocent

interested in playing

then, another vehicle pulled up, and out stepped a towering figure

pale as the man

with ease and set

Josefina caught sight of the newcomer exiting the

swift strides, leaning into Josefina's window to

"Everything okay?"

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